ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
Genji era (1864.2.20-1865.4.7)
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
stopping place for horse-drawn carriages and rickshaws (Edo period); highway resting place; wholesale rag dealer
both countries; Ryōgoku (area of Tokyo)
hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)
(arch.) offering (to the gods, emperor, etc.); gift; sacrifice
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
again; once more; a second time
unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
the other day; previously; last time; last (Sunday, summer, etc.); previous (e.g. mayor, chapter)
opening a port (seaport, airport, etc.); starting operations at a port; opening a port to foreign vessels or trade
so; like that; that's right; indeed; let me see ...
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to favor; to favour; to show favor to; to show favour to; to be partial to; to be a regular customer of
considerably; greatly; a lot
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
to compare with the eye; to judge by comparison; to take into consideration; to bear in mind
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
memory; recollection; remembrance; memory; storage
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
issue; offspring; paternal blood
Edo Castle (residence of the Shogun during the Edo period, now the site of the Tokyo Imperial Palace)
council; conference; consultation
to get excited; to make one's heart leap; to make one's heart pound
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably